Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir, Iceland

Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir graduated from The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts and has a BA-degree in Literature and a MA-degree in Creative Writing from The University of Iceland. Since 2005 she has published, amongst others, Völuspá, a picture book on the famous medival poem, and Örlög guðanna. Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir has recieved many awards for her artwork. Her latest publication Hávamál won the Icelandic Illustrations Award Dimmalimm in 2011 and was nominated for the IBBY Honour List 2014 for the quality of its illustrations. Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir has participated in exhibitions in Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and the United States.